This concert HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO MARCH 25, 2022. All original tickets will be honor. For refunds, please contact staff@theoldchuch.org.
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Doors at 7pm | All Ages | Bar w/ID | All sales are final.
Known for his alluring sound, expressivity, and eloquence at the keyboard, pianist/composer George Ko has appeared on stages worldwide, including nine appearances at Carnegie Hall. His performances have been broadcast on ABC, CBC and featured in music festivals in Italy, Germany, Luxembourg, and China. As a recording artist, his piano compositions and interpretations of Chopin have appeared on films at the Tribeca Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, and Netflix. His current discography encapsulates his improvisational technique blending classical virtuosity, jazz flexibility, and film soundscapes. VIDEO Somewhere Over the Rainbow
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Doors open at 7pm | All Ages | Bar w/ ID | Tickets $18 adv / $23 dos
Marina Albero is decidedly one of the rarest improvisational artists of our time. With her self-released 3-CD set “A Life Soundtrack”, Marina Albero has composed an intimate biography in the musical languages of old Europe, modern Spain, 1990’s Cuba and the US of today and is comfortable in the syntax and idioms of baroque, flamenco, son and American jazz. VIDEO 19 y 42
Luis Gallo is a Spanish musician, composer and producer based in Madrid, Spain. He brings his unique flamenco-jazz guitar performance skills to diverse music styles, from classical to Indian folk music, playing on some of the most renowned international music stages, and in festivals around the world. Because of his specialized talent, Luis Gallo has worked for famous, eclectic artists such as Ara Malikian, The London Royal Opera House Orchestra, Raimundo Amador and Vasko Vassilev among others. VIDEO Los Caminos de la Guitarra
This concert HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED to JUNE 20, 2022. Go to https://www.fearnomusic.org/ for more information.
Doors open at 6:30pm | All Ages | Tickets Sliding Scale Donation
The celebration continues in January with the return of one of our audience’s favorite events: Locally Sourced Sounds, featuring works by composers living and creating art among us. In-person concert: Monday, January 24, 7:30-9:30pm; online viewing available February 7 beginning at 7:30pm.
This concert is now SCHEDULED FOR 3/30/22. All original tickets will be honored.
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Doors open at 6:30pm | All Ages | Bar w/ ID | Tickets $20 adv / $30 dos / $10 students
Rose City Brass Quintet celebrates the release of their first album, “Disquiet”. Conceived of and recorded during the intersection of the global pandemic and the social strife of 2020, RCBQ has commissioned and curated a set of works that speak to our times. Newly written works by Joyce Solomon Moorman, Dana Reason, Joey Sellers and Lars Campbell, some focusing on the isolation of the pandemic, others around the racial inequities that permeate our society, pair with existing works by David Sampson and Tomas Svoboda, speaking to the themes of oppression and isolation via the tragedies of the Greensboro Massacre and the tyrannical Communism in Czechoslovakia. Through these pieces, RCBQ aims to grapple, imperfectly, with this shared moment of disquiet. VIDEO Laudes Movement 1
Michael Barnes, Senior Organist of Westminster Presbyterian Church & Temple Beth Israel, will play a concert on the historic 1883 Hook & Hasting Tracker Organ.
This show HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED to AUGUST 7, 2022. All original tickets will be honored. Please email staff@theoldchurch.org to request a refund.
Presented by Mike Thrasher Presents
Doors open at 6:30pm | All Ages | Bar w/ ID | Tickets $29.50 adv / $35 dos
Eivør Pálsdóttir is an artist perfectly attuned to the savage vicissitudes of nature. The singer-songwriter grew up surrounded by a harsh, windswept landscape and the North Atlantic, a rugged backdrop that has, unsurprisingly, deeply influenced her music. Songs such as ‘Tides’, ‘Fog Banks’, ‘Waves And The Wind’ tied themes like love and growing old to the primitive environment of her youth. Watch the Video TIDES
Russian born pianist Anastasia Kitaev will perform works by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff and Ravel.
Anastasia began her formal music education at the age of 5 at Podolsk School of Music where her father was the Principal and her
mother a piano teacher. After ten years of intense schooling, Anastasia was accepted to Moscow Regional College of Arts. She graduated from the College with honors majoring in Piano Performance. Following graduation, Anastasia enrolled at Moscow’s prestigious Gnessin Russian Academy of Music to continue her studies with professor Margarita Volkova.
In 2007 Anastasia moved to Portland, Oregon with her husband, a famous jazz musician, Andrei Kitaev. They both live in Lake Oswego where she owns a well-established piano studio. Anastasia is very passionate about teaching the piano to students. She is a member of OMTA, a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music, and holds the position of MTNA Certification Chair in Oregon.
This show HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED to APRIL 2, 2022. All original tickets will be honored. Request refunds at staff@theoldchurch.org
Doors open at 7 pm | All ages | Bar w/ ID | $25 adv / $35 dos
Dynamite vocalist and songwriter Courtney Freed welcomes you to delight in an eclectic mix of jazz, pop and storytelling with the release of her new album Big Crazy Love. This stunning collection of originals and reimagined classics will be brought to life in the historic Old Church supported by some of Portland’s finest musicians such as David Saffert on piano, Kyle Owen on drums, Bernardo Gomez on bass and Hamody Hindi on guitar. Her second studio recording project, this album is the perfect showcase for Freed’s musicality, range and heartfelt songwriting. She’s been described as “effervescent,” and a “whirlwind of excitement.” Learn more at www.courtneyfreedmusic.com.
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Presented by PJCE
Doors open at 6:30pm | All Ages | Bar w/ ID | Tickets $5-35
In this double bill concert, Rebecca Sanborn and Marilyn Keller step forward as lyricists and songwriters, each contributing a set of new songs about how recognizing and honoring dreams, both literal and figurative, can change lives. Keller’s lyrics for My Dreams, My Journey, with music written by Darrell Grant, celebrates faith, love, and family in joyful and sometimes poignant gospel-infused songs. Sanborn’s composition collection, Shadow Work, arranged by Douglas Detrick, is inspired by the connection between dreams and waking life, and the compassionate integration of our light and dark sides into a fully realized vision of becoming whole.
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Doors open 7pm | 16+ | Bar w/ ID | $15 Adv / No Day of Show tickets will be sold
LOVE HURTS: Prepare a five-minute tale about a love that made you go OUCH. The agony of deferred love! The misery of good love, gone bad! The anguish of one-way love! Bring stories of your heart, kicked to the curb by the people or places or things you love…or used to love. Love that “Hurts So Good” also welcome.
Jocelyn Claire Thomas, soprano, Zachary Lenox, baritone, and David Saffert, pianist perform a selection of Valentine-themed musical theater favorites.
Praised for her “staggeringly brilliant…etherial soprano” (The Source) Jocelyn Claire Thomas has engaged audiences with her haunting sound, musical intelligence, and unusual versatility. Her history includes performances with Tacoma Opera, Eugene Opera, Inland Northwest Opera, Opera Bend, Brava Opera Theatre, Opera Theater Oregon, Portland Concert Opera, to name a few.
Viewed as “a broad, resonant baritone that is exquisitely controlled throughout his entire range,” Zachary Lenox has performed leading roles across North America. Mr. Lenox has appeared with Portland Opera, Eugene Opera, Tacoma Opera, Opera Parallèle, Opera Bend, Pacific Music Works, Cascadia Chamber Opera, Portland Summerfest, just to name a few.
David Saffert has played piano locally for the Oregon Symphony, Portland Opera, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Resonance Ensemble, Anonymous Theatre, and has been featured on All Classical Portland radio’s “Thursdays at Three.” He recently appeared at TOC with Jillian Snow Harris as the duo Liberace & Liza.
Presented By Chamber Music Northwest
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Doors open at 6:30pm | All Ages | Bar w/ ID| $20-62.50
MacArthur Foundation ‘Genius Grant’ fellow Jeremy Denk is “a pianist you want to hear no matter what he performs, in whatever combination” (The New York Times). One of America’s foremost pianists, who possesses a “profound affinity with Bach” (The New York Times), Denk takes on Bach’s mesmerizing The Well-Tempered Clavier — one of his most beautiful and difficult works. This revered masterpiece, deemed the crowning jewel of the Baroque era, strolls and stretches its preludes and fugues across every key signature possible. A feat of passion, prowess, and joy of expression, you will be swept away on a sonic journey of mood, interpretation, and imagination.
THE OPENING SEASON SHOW WILL NOW BE MARCH 11, 2022
Doors open at 7pm | All Ages | Bar w/ ID | Tickets $9.99-27.50
An evening of live “radio” theater derived from the uncovered archives of the ultra-obscure Tesla Broadcasting Company (1943-1945). The shows run the gamut from sitcom to thriller, from mystery to romantic-comedy, with forays into westerns, sci-fi and horror to boot. But all of these shows, regardless of genre, are tied to the fictional locale of Tesla City. ABOUT TCS
Presented by TOC
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Doors open at 7:00pm | All Ages | Bar w/ ID | Tickets $18 adv / $23 sold
Paula Boggs Band blends jazz, rock and Americana. Debut album “A Buddha State of Mind” dropped a decade ago and “Carnival of Miracles,” in 2015. Their sound is “Seattle-Brewed Soulgrass” and the band tours across America and Canada.
David Jacobs-Strain is a fierce slide guitar player, and a song poet from Oregon. He is known for both his virtuosity and spirit of emotional abandon. David displays a range that ties him to his own generation and to guitar-slinger troubadours like Robert Johnson and Jackson Browne. “I try to make art that you can dance to, but I love that darker place, where in my mind, Skip James, Nick Drake, and maybe Elliot Smith blur together.” -DJS
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Doors open at 1:30 pm | All ages | Bar w/ID | Tickets $15-45.
British Cellist Dr. Sophie Webber, whose “every note has meaning rather as a look or a touch does” (Gramophone), joins forces with Indonesian-born pianist Ines Irawati, “one of the most vital, imaginative, artistic young people on the scene” (The Plain Dealer), for “Love Letters,” a concert of romantic works for cello and piano, inspired by an assortment of real life romantic entanglements. From Fauré and Brahms to Elgar and De Falla, the varied program explores some of love’s many guises, from an earthly to divine love, passion to betrayal, reverie to sweet nostalgia.
A devoted humanitarian and firm supporter of arts education, Adam Eccleston has worked extensively with many social change organizations such as, BRAVO Youth Orchestras, where he is the Program Director. He is a faculty member with the Global Leaders Program that empowers arts changemakers to grow organizations that impact communities. Adam serves on the board of the Greater Portland Flute Society and is currently on the committee of the Umoja Flute Institute, which celebrate flutists of African descent and their contributions to music. www.ufinstitute.com
As a performer, Adam has appeared with orchestras such as the Oregon Symphony. Mr. Eccleston was the 2020 Artist in Residence for All Classical Portland Radio Station and sits as Chair of the Recording Inclusivity Initiative focusing on music of underrepresented composers. As a firm supporter of new music, he has premiered works by Robert Beaser, Anthony Green and made the Pacific Northwest premiere of works by Valerie Coleman and Julio Racine.
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Doors open at 7pm | All Ages Show | Bar w/ ID | Tickets $35-$40
After 25 years of calling Portland home, pianist Darrell Grant offers a rare solo performance inspired by the founders of our city’s jazz scene. Vocalist Rebecca Kilgore joins him for the second set to remember the great Dave Frishberg.
Presented by TOC
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Doors open at 7pm | All Ages | Bar w/ ID | Tickets $25 adv / $30 dos / Reserved-VIP $35
This concert features all six virtuoso guitarists from California Guitar Trio (CGT) and Montreal Guitar Trio (MG3). They fuse over 40 years of combined performing experience into one unique six-by-6-string ‘phenomensemble’. CGT’s steel stringed-guitars blend naturally with MG3’s nylon-stringed guitars, as each trios fret boards chase the others’ original compositions and new arrangements of progressive rock, world, jazz and classical music. Video IN CONCERT
Presented by TOC
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Door open at 7pm | All Ages | Bar w/ ID | $35 GA
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Arooj Aftab’s liminal sound floats between classical minimalism and new age, Sufi devotional poetry and electronic trance, jazz structures and states of pure being. NPR praised her single “Lullaby” as one of the “Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+”; the New York Times called her “Island No. 2” one of the “25 Best Classical Music Tracks of 2018”; and—if that’s not enough—Barack Obama just added Aftab to his 2021 Summer Playlist.
On Vulture Prince, the composer’s remarkable voice, backed by a team of renowned musicians, transports listeners to worlds once known. “Vulture Prince is about revisiting places I’ve called mine, places that don’t necessarily exist anymore,” Aftab says. “It’s about people, friendships, relationships—some relationships that were unexpectedly short term, and how to deal with that.” While composing Vulture Prince, Aftab lost her younger brother, Maher, and she dedicates this album to his memory—a signal of her gradual emergence from loss and grief.
Experience this once-in-a-lifetime show from the comfort of your home!
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Doors at 7pm | Show at 8pm | All sales are final | Tickets $35
From his beginnings as one of Chicago’s most thrilling young trumpeters, to his current status as an internationally renowned musician, composer and bandleader, Marquis Hill has worked tirelessly to break down the barriers that divide musical genres. Contemporary and classic jazz, hip-hop, R&B, Chicago house, neo-soul. To Hill, they’re all essential elements of the profound African-American creative heritage he’s a part of.
Presented by TOC
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Doors at 7pm | All Ages | Bar w/ID | All sales are final | Tickets $15 adv / $18 dos
Singer, guitarist, and folk music interpreter Jake Xerxes Fussell has distinguished himself as one of his generation’s preeminent interpreters of traditional (and not so traditional) “folk” songs, a practice which he approaches with a refreshingly unfussy lack of nostalgia.
Ruby Chen-Violin & Trevor Fitzpatrick-Cello perform works by Bach, Beethoven and Gliere.
Canadian-Taiwanese violinist Ruby Chen graduated from the Eastman School of Music, where she received her B.M., earned the prestigious Performer’s Certificate, and as a freshman, won the school wide concerto competition performing with the Eastman Philharmonia. Ruby later attended Yale University, where she earned both an M.M. and an Artist Diploma. Ruby joined the Oregon Symphony in 2011 and has also performed with some of North America’s finest symphony orchestras, including Los Angeles, Toronto, Pittsburgh, and San Diego.
Canadian/American cellist Trevor Fitzpatrick joined the Oregon Symphony in 2005 and has since imbedded himself into the musical community around him. He is an avid chamber musician, collaborating with groups such as: 45th parallel, Fear no Music, Third Angle New Music, Chatter New Mexico, and his own RTK Piano trio. A Graduate of the Glenn Gould School in Toronto, the Cleveland Institute of music, and the New World Symphony in Miami, Trevor has performed in major concert halls in the US and throughout the world. Mr. Fitzpatrick now has fun teaching his own batch of future cellists with a private studio in Portland. He is the proud father of 2 little cellists (ages 1 & 5) and lucky husband to cellist Marilyn de Oliveira.
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Doors at 7pm | All Ages Show | All sales are final | Tickets $35
Harpist, composer, educator, and concert curator Brandee Younger is known for her work with Ravi Coltrane, Moses Sumney, Lauryn Hill and producer Salaam Remi. The New Yorker has described her instrumental craft as “radiant playing … as cogent on hip-hop and R&B albums as it is set against classical and jazz backdrops.” “Younger has almost single-handedly made a persuasive argument for the harp’s role in contemporary jazz…” The New York Times
Bassist, composer, bandleader, and educator Dezron Douglas has established himself as a major force in contemporary creative music. A protégé of the great Jackie McLean, the Downbeat Magazine 2019 Rising Star is known for his work with Pharoah Sanders, Ravi Coltrane, Cyrus Chestnut, David Murray, Louis Hayes, and also with piano legends George Cables, Eric Reed, Mulgrew Miller and Benny Green. Douglas has recorded on more than 100 albums.
Presented by Chamber Music Northwest
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Doors open at 6:30pm | All Ages | Bar w/ ID | $20-62.50
Christoph Prégardien, one of the world’s greatest lyrical tenors, treats Portland to a rare United States performance! Prégardien will evoke the love and loss that is at the heart of some of the greatest romantic songs by Beethoven, Schubert, and Schumann. Joined by Artistic Director Gloria Chien on piano, Prégardien will unfurl a magnificent aural poetry experience.
Presented by Monqui
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Doors at 7pm | Show at 8pm | 21+ | Bar w/ID
The third full-length from Tall Heights, Juniors emerged from a period of profound turmoil and revelation for the Massachusetts duo. In the span of five months, Paul Wright and Tim Harrington experienced a convergence of events that included major health and substance-abuse crises among their closest loved ones, saying goodbye to Harrington’s grandfather and to a beloved grandfather figure for Wright, and—in far happier, yet still intense news—the announcement that each of their wives was expecting. Compounded by a series of shake-ups in their professional life, that upheaval coincided with the start of the pandemic. Rather than succumbing to the tremendous pressure of that point in time, Tall Heights chose to confront the chaos by creating within it. The result: an album that precisely channels the pain, uncertainty, and unbridled joy of its inception.
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All ages | Bar w/ID | All sales are final. Doors at 7pm.
$35 GA / $75 VIP Reserved w/Meet & Greet
Come see why Lily Tomlin called Coco “one of the last great storytellers” and experience the trailblazing Queen who elevated drag whilst still wearing sensible heels.
Presented by TOC
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Doors open at 7pm | All Ages | Bar w/ ID | All Sales Final | Tickets $20 adv / $23 dos
Haley Fohr is a singular, celebrated figure in the Chicago experimental music scene, known for her arresting voice and the transportive moods. She and her collaborators—13 renowned musicians from Chicago’s jazz, classical, and experimental scenes—built the newest album “-io” (written, produced, and arranged by Haley as she struggled with loss and restriction during Covid lockdown) layer by layer, entwining its pain with the clear yearning that sparks at its dark heart. The result is stunning.
Presented by TOC
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Doors open at 7pm | All Ages | Bar w/ ID | Tickets $22 dos/adv
Caleb Hearon is a comedian at whom nobody has ever been mad. He currently resides in Los Angeles, where he is a writer for Netflix’s spinoff of their hit show Big Mouth which is entitled Human Resources. He recently shot the TBS pilot Space, where he will be a series regular and will appear in Ally Pankiw’s feature directorial debut Brooke & Sam. In 2020, Variety named Caleb one of their Top Comics to Watch.
Holmes Holmes (she/they) is a comedian, improviser, actor, and writer born and raised in multiple states (scary they have no hometown). Holmes stars as the lead in the upcoming FOX show from director and executive producer Paul Feig, WELCOME TO FLATCH, premiering March 2022. She also co-hosts the live show “At What Cost” with Caleb Hearon.
Presented by TOC
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Door open at 7pm | All ages | Bar w/ID | $20 adv / $25 dos
Mr Sun comprises 3 generations of some of the sharpest minds to apply themselves to the American String Band. Darol Anger, Joe K. Walsh, Grant Gordy, and Aidan O’Donnell come together to form Mr Sun. The 4 musical personalities are so strong and personal that one might imagine the group could explode, but for the palpable love and humor that emanate from every note they play.
Never Come Down is a Portland, Oregon based 5-piece composed of Joe Suskind (guitar), Crystal Lariza (vocals), Brian Alley (banjo), Kaden Hurst (mandolin), and Ben Ticknor (bass). Their dedication to thoughtful songwriting and dynamic arrangements highlight polished technical skills and a commitment to listening to each other.
Concert pianist David Rothman performs Mozart Concerto in F, with Michael Barnes, organ as orchestra.
David Rothman was born in Toronto, Canada in 1962. When he was ten years old he was awarded a piano scholarship, in open competition, to study at the Yehudi Menuhin School, Surrey, England. Members of the jury included Yehudi Menuhin and Nadia Boulanger. Among his teachers at the Menuhin School were Louis Kentner and Vlado Perlemuter. At age seventeen he won a piano scholarship to study at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where he was a student of Mieczyslaw Horszowski and Seymour Lipkin. David Rothman presently lives in Portland, Oregon.
Michael Barnes is the award-winning accompanist of the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus (which performed four concerts their 10-day tour to China), Pacific Youth Choir, Phoenix Choir and also volunteers for the Old Church Society, for whom he has scheduled these Wednesday Noon Lunchtime Recitals for the past 30 years.
Presented by Friends of Chamber Music
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Doors open at 6:30pm | All Ages
Sybarite5 is a dynamic string quintet that is constantly evolving and defying categorization. This group has been dazzling audiences around the world for the last 10 years with its virtuosic talent and risk-taking programming. ”Expect an experience that will satisfy your inner rock star and your secret Mozart.” Arizona Daily Star Video: WHAT IS SYBARITE5
Presented by TOC
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Doors open at 7pm | All Ages | Bar w/ ID | Tickets $38 adv / $43 dos
With a flair for the wild and unexpected, the genre-defying trio, TAKE3, brings the refinement of a rigorous classical music background and infuses it with rock-star charisma. Video TAKE3 IN CONCERT
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Doors open at 7pm | All Ages | Bar w/ ID | Tickets $9.99-27.50
An evening of live “radio” theater derived from the uncovered archives of the ultra-obscure Tesla Broadcasting Company (1943-1945). The shows run the gamut from sitcom to thriller, from mystery to romantic-comedy, with forays into westerns, sci-fi and horror to boot. But all of these shows, regardless of genre, are tied to the fictional locale of Tesla City. ABOUT TCS
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Doors open at 7 pm | All Ages | Bar w/ ID | Free admission. A ticket is required for entry. Limited availability.
Philip Emilio Baker leads a group of world class musicians celebrating the life and legacy of iconic jazz pianist McCoy Tyner, whose mentor was John Coltrane. The evening will reflect the spirit of McCoy Tyner, who said: “I think music should have some spiritual elements because it’s not material. It’s another kind of dimension and it should be there for you to touch people’s spirit and lives. You need to give them a unique experience and if you don’t, something’s lacking.”
Phil has traveled the world with Pink Martini, Diana Ross, Gino Vannelli, just to name a few and has, with fellow musicians Ron Steen, Jon Manis, and George Colligan, share experiences playing with McCoy’s collaborators. Also featured will be Japanese Koto player Masumi Timson and Cuban percussionist Miguel Bernal.
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Doors open at 6:30pm | All Ages | Bar w/ ID | All Sales Final | Tickets $$25 ADV / $30 DOS / Student-Seniors $23
Eduardo Mendonça, is native of Brazil. The talented musician, composer, arranger, and musical director, performs a wide range of Brazilian music from traditional tunes to Bossa-Nova.
WATCH EDUARDO AT TOC photo by Hugo Ludena
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Doors open at 6:30pm | All Ages | Tickets: Sliding Scale Donation
This program revisits last year’s groundbreaking season of works by Black American composers with large ensemble works featured alongside encore, live performances of some of the most compelling performances from last year’s virtual season. In-person concert: Monday, March 21, 7:30-9:30pm; online viewing available April 4 beginning at 7:30pm.
Community partner: Don’t Shoot Portland
Don’t Shoot Portland is a Black-led human rights nonprofit that advocates for community and accountability. Since 2014, the organization has implemented art, education and civic participation within its programming to create social change.
Presented by TOC
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Doors open at 7pm | All Ages | Bar w/ ID | Tickets $20 adv / $23 dos
Colorado songwriter Emily Scott Robinson beckons to those who are lost, lonely, or learning the hard way with American Siren, her first album for Oh Boy Records. With hints of bluegrass, country, and folk, the eloquent collection shares her gift for storytelling through her pristine soprano and the perspective of her unconventional path into music. VIDEO Cheap Seats
Presented by TOC
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Doors at 7pm | All Ages | Bar w/ID | All sales are final.
Known for his alluring sound, expressivity, and eloquence at the keyboard, pianist/composer George Ko has appeared on stages worldwide, including nine appearances at Carnegie Hall. His performances have been broadcast on ABC, CBC and featured in music festivals in Italy, Germany, Luxembourg, and China. As a recording artist, his piano compositions and interpretations of Chopin have appeared on films at the Tribeca Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, and Netflix. His current discography encapsulates his improvisational technique blending classical virtuosity, jazz flexibility, and film soundscapes. VIDEO Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Performing works by Bach, MacDowell, Melo, Ravel, Schubert, Chopin, Debussy, Satie, Bilotti, & Shostakovich.
Starting at the ripe age of five, pianist Philip Mandel received musical training in the New York area during his grade school and high school years with the late Polish immigrant and concert pianist Adam Kapuscinski. While his formal training is classical, he played for many years in different bands – top 40 bands, show bands, wedding bands, even a duo. Since moving to Portland, Oregon in 1985, he has played solo recitals, weddings, holiday parties and other functions. Website: mandelpiano.com
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Doors open at 6:30pm | All Ages | Bar w/ ID | Tickets $20 adv / $30 dos / $10 students
Rose City Brass Quintet celebrates the release of their first album, “Disquiet”. Conceived of and recorded during the intersection of the global pandemic and the social strife of 2020, RCBQ has commissioned and curated a set of works that speak to our times. Newly written works by Joyce Solomon Moorman, Dana Reason, Joey Sellers and Lars Campbell, some focusing on the isolation of the pandemic, others around the racial inequities that permeate our society, pair with existing works by David Sampson and Tomas Svoboda, speaking to the themes of oppression and isolation via the tragedies of the Greensboro Massacre and the tyrannical Communism in Czechoslovakia. Through these pieces, RCBQ aims to grapple, imperfectly, with this shared moment of disquiet. VIDEO Laudes Movement 1
Presented by Monqui
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Doors open at 7 pm | All ages | Bar w/ ID | $20 adv / $25 dos.
Every year as spring arrives, a sea of tiny flowers blossom across the Danish forest floor. They’re an explosion of colour, a symbol of hope and change, disappearing as quickly as they arrived and exposing the constant cycle of nature. They are known colloquially as windflowers.
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Dynamite vocalist and songwriter Courtney Freed welcomes you to delight in an eclectic mix of jazz, pop and storytelling with the release of her new album Big Crazy Love. This stunning collection of originals and reimagined classics will be brought to life in the historic Old Church supported by some of Portland’s finest musicians such as David Saffert on piano, Kyle Owen on drums, Bernardo Gomez on bass and Hamody Hindi on guitar. Her second studio recording project, this album is the perfect showcase for Freed’s musicality, range and heartfelt songwriting. She’s been described as “effervescent,” and a “whirlwind of excitement.” Learn more at www.courtneyfreedmusic.com.
Presented by Chamber Music Northwest
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Doors Open at 3pm | All Ages | Bar w/ ID | $20-62.50
Join CMNW Artistic Director Emeritus and clarinetist-supreme David Shifrin with the dynamic Miró Quartet for a celebration of classical and jazz clarinet legend that pay tribute to the chamber music contributions of the “King of Swing.” Featuring the world premiere of David Schiff’s Homage to Benny, Peter Schickle’s captivating Spring Forward, Mozart’s sublime masterpiece, the clarinet magic of David Shifrin, and the delightful Miró Quartet, expect gorgeous grooves and irresistible interplay as this fivesome makes joyful noise at The Old Church.
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Doors open at 7pm | All Ages | Bar w/ ID | Tickets $15 adv / $18 dos
Pile is an American indie rock band originally from Boston, Massachusetts now based in Nashville, Tennessee. Starting as the solo act of Rick Maguire in the late 2000s, Pile has been a collective since the release of Magic Isn’t Real in 2010. In recent years the band has gained increasing popularity, becoming a prominent part of the Boston indie rock scene. While remaining outside of the mainstream, the band has been repeatedly recognized for captivating a particularly enthusiastic and dedicated fan base. VIDEO: FIREWOOD
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Doors open at 7pm | All Ages | Bar w/ ID | Tickets $20 adv / $25 dos
Internationally celebrated singer-songwriter and activist, Sarah Harmer‘s first new album in a decade, is a deeply personal and momentous collection of songs motivated by the beauty of life, the urgency of climate crisis, and the question of loss. Nearly twenty years from the release of her debut, You Were Here (2000), Are You Gone brings a close to Harmer’s period of musical quietude with arousing artistic statement, rich in detail and emotion, from the heart and for the spirit. The multi-award-winning platinum-selling musician’s long-anticipated sixth album was released February 2020 on Arts & Crafts. VIDEO Just Get Here
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Doors open at 7pm | All Ages | Bar w/ ID | Tickets $9.99-27.50
An evening of live “radio” theater derived from the uncovered archives of the ultra-obscure Tesla Broadcasting Company (1943-1945). The shows run the gamut from sitcom to thriller, from mystery to romantic-comedy, with forays into westerns, sci-fi and horror to boot. But all of these shows, regardless of genre, are tied to the fictional locale of Tesla City. ABOUT TCS
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Doors open at 6:30pm | All Ages | Bar w/ ID | Tickets $15 adv / $18 dos
Hanna Haas is a songwriter drawn to the dance of light and dark. Currently based in Portland Oregon, she has come to call the entire West Coast her home. Hanna describes her music as “contemplative folk,” identifying with artists Nick Drake, Joni Mitchell, and Feist for their alternate tunings and mesmerizing melodies. Inspired by environments in which she has inhabited, Hanna sings of the dramatic landscape of Big Sur, the California sun, and the vast and open Pacific Northwest sky. Hanna loves to engage her audiences in sweet story-telling and laughter, leaving her audience in a state of heart-felt introspection. VIDEO: MY OWN SONG
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Doors open at 7:00pm | All Ages | Bar w/ ID | Tickets $22 adv / $25 dos
FROM PARIS, FRANCE, PIERRE BENSUSAN IS BACK TOURING NORTH AMERICA
French-Algerian acoustic guitar virtuoso, vocalist and composer Pierre Bensusan, surnamed “Mister DADGAD”, has taken his unique sound to all corners of the globe. “It’s Like The Guitar Has Been Given Free Reign To Play It’s Self!” Pierre Bensusan drops “Azwan” about our oneness and interconnectivity in the midst of a unifying global crisis. VIDEO Azwan (teaser)
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This will be an exuberant, colorful performance of new work by composers from the vast Asian diaspora. With awareness of the ongoing discrimination towards Asian Americans, Fear No Music celebrates the multi-dimensional lives and richly diverse influences of Asian cultures through this festival of audaciously vibrant and celebratory work. In-person concert: Monday, May 9, 7:30-9:30pm; online viewing available May 23 beginning at 7:30pm.
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2019 Grammy Nominee! The Special Consensus is a bluegrass band that has achieved a contemporary sound, and who follow their creative desires without straying too far from their bluegrass roots. Led by Greg Cahill (banjo), the band also includes Greg Blake (guitar), Dan Eubanks (bass) and Michael Prewitt (mandolin). VIDEO: My Kind of Town
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A South Florida native, born to Ecuadorian immigrants and based in Brooklyn, Helado Negro‘s upbringing provides essential elements to his songwriting, including his consistently bilingual—English and Spanish—lyrics. Exploring the expressivity within intense states of being, Latinx identity, and pluralistic sensibilities, his music as Helado Negro is an engrossing statement achieved through lyrically personal and political avant-pop music. VIDEO Wake Up Tomorrow
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Doors open at 7 pm | All ages | Bar w/ ID | $30 adv / $35 dos
Bo Bice is one of America’s most popular modern day southern rock singers. His epic run on American Idol as runner-up to Carrie Underwood in 2005 is still one of the most watched seasons in the show’s history. As a proud member of the A.I. family Bo was humbled when asked by the producers of American Idol to join other top alumni on the finale to help close the 1st chapter of the show’s 15 season run as America’s top talent producing format.
From 2013-2018 Bo became the 1st vocalist since David Clayton Thomas to front the legendary Rock/Jazz/Horn group Blood Sweat & Tears through a NEW ERA of their 50+ years of performing. Bo Bice and BS&T traveled from Australia, Indonesia, Europe, Hawaii, Mexico, Canada & coast to coast around the US performing at some of the worlds top music festivals and venues as they circled the globe on 3 separate World Tours while covering the USA.
Bo has received many awards over his 25 year career. As a Native of Alabama, being inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame and having Governor Bob Riley declare May, 24th Bo Bice day were among the greatest honors of his career. Bo was also awarded for his contribution to his country by President George W. Bush at The White House in 2009 for his multiple trips to perform for US Service Members at home and abroad (Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, Guantanamo Bay).
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An evening of live “radio” theater derived from the uncovered archives of the ultra-obscure Tesla Broadcasting Company (1943-1945). The shows run the gamut from sitcom to thriller, from mystery to romantic-comedy, with forays into westerns, sci-fi and horror to boot. But all of these shows, regardless of genre, are tied to the fictional locale of Tesla City. ABOUT TCS
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Doors open at 7pm | All Ages | Bar w/ ID | All Sales are Final | Tickets $16 adv / $20 dos
Takénobu is a live-looping cinematic folk string duo (cellist Nick Ogaw & violinist Kathryn Koch), who perform original songs with vocal harmonies and ethereal instrumentals. Video EXPOSITION
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Doors open at 6:30pm | All Ages | Tickets $20 ADV / $25 DOS / GENERAL ADMISSION EARLY ENTRY $30
A Seattle native now suffering in Southern California, Dustin Nickerson is an in demand comic on the rise. He’s currently touring the country and was recently featured by Kevin Hart on Comedy Central’s Hart of the City.
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An evening of live “radio” theater derived from the uncovered archives of the ultra-obscure Tesla Broadcasting Company (1943-1945). The shows run the gamut from sitcom to thriller, from mystery to romantic-comedy, with forays into westerns, sci-fi and horror to boot. But all of these shows, regardless of genre, are tied to the fictional locale of Tesla City. ABOUT TCS
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The celebration continues in January with the return of one of our audience’s favorite events: Locally Sourced Sounds, featuring works by composers living and creating art among us. In-person concert: Monday, January 24, 7:30-9:30pm; online viewing available February 7 beginning at 7:30pm.
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Doors open at 7pm | All Ages | Bar w/ID | Tickets $18 adv / $20 dos
While best known for her stop-you-in-your-tracks voice, Liz has steadily developed a reputation as an accomplished songwriter, crafting intimately personal portraits through her music. Liz’s songs have won some of the most prestigious songwriting competitions in the country, including the BMI John Lennon Songwriting Competition. With five albums to her name, Liz’s music has been featured on TV shows such as ABC’s “Beauty & The Beast”, Lifetime’s “Army Wives”, and MTV’s “Scream”. The latest release, ‘Weightless’, is the highly anticipated follow- up to Longley’s eponymous 2015 Sugar Hill Records debut, which earned accolades from critics, who proclaimed the album “a thing of beauty,” (Popdose), and praised her “captivating stories set to tunes that will be running through your head after a single spin.” (American Songwriter). Later this year, Liz is set to release her sixth album, produced by 5-time GRAMMY nominated producer, Paul Moak.
Presented by Mike Thrasher Presents
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Doors open at 6:30pm | All Ages | Bar w/ ID | Tickets $29.50 adv / $35 dos
Eivør Pálsdóttir is an artist perfectly attuned to the savage vicissitudes of nature. The singer-songwriter grew up surrounded by a harsh, windswept landscape and the North Atlantic, a rugged backdrop that has, unsurprisingly, deeply influenced her music. Songs such as ‘Tides’, ‘Fog Banks’, ‘Waves And The Wind’ tied themes like love and growing old to the primitive environment of her youth. Watch the Video TIDES
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Doors open at 7:00pm | All Ages | Bar w/ ID | Tickets GA $52 adv/dos | RSVD Gold Circle $70 adv/dos
Best know for her hit At Seventeen, singer/songwriter Janis Ian performs works from her first album of new material in 15 years, The Light at the End of the Line as well as her beloved fan favorites. Video RESIST
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Roots powerhouse duo The Small Glories are Cara Luft & JD Edwards, a musical tour-de-force partnership planted on the Canadian Prairies. Americana UK wrote that this duo has “Lennon-McCartney syndrome” and “Some things just work together… to witness a performance by The Small Glories is a rare opportunity to experience that indefinable quality that creates perfection.” Video HAD I PAID
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